“Changed Trump?” Trump allowed to criticize courts, prosecutors, witnesses for now.

On March 3rd, the U.S. Federal Appeals Court temporarily halted the enforcement of a gag order imposed on former U.S. President Donald Trump by a judge overseeing the case alleging his attempt to interfere in the 2020 election, according to AFP and other sources.

Last month, Tanya Chutkan, a U.S. District Judge in Washington D.C. who is overseeing the case alleging Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, ordered the former president to refrain from publicly criticizing prosecutors, court staff, and witnesses.

This order was requested by special prosecutor Jack Smith, who is leading the investigation into the allegations against Trump, arguing that the former president’s inflammatory remarks could negatively impact the trial.

Trump has described Judge Chutkan on social media as a “judge who dislikes Trump,” and referred to Smith’s special prosecutor’s office as a “gang of thugs.”

In response to Judge Chutkan’s order, Trump appealed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing that it violated his freedom of speech. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided to temporarily suspend the enforcement of the order until the oral argument date on the 20th.

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